Day Seven: Freedom in Religion
New Church Foundation
- All of the previously-mentioned organizations have come into existence because of a commitment to the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and the religious truths that are set forth within them.
Readings
“The kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)
“[The church] is the church because the people in it live by the Word, or by teachings based on the Word, and because they take theology as a rule for their lives. People who do not do so are not part of the church but rather stand outside it... Be aware that everyone who lives a life devoted to the good inspired by charity and by faith is an individual church and an individual kingdom of the Lord. Such people are also called God’s Temple and God’s House. People who are individual churches, no matter how widely scattered they are, go to make up the church as a whole.” (Secrets of Heaven 6637:2)
“Only one thing will drive the devil and his crew away from the door, and that is love to the Lord and towards the neighbor.” (Secrets of Heaven 364)